Damon Weaver, 11-Year-Old Reporter, Grills President Obama

The kid has got a future..... at MSNBC, ABC, CBS or CNN. When are "reporters" going to ask him a REAL question? Maybe they could just ask the teleprompter and cut out the middleman.

Good job, Mr. Weaver. This kid is amazing. I can tell he is nervous, but he loosens up as he gets further along (as he talks about school lunches & bullying & basketball). I've seen a few of his other interviews, and he is more nervous here. An 11 yr old reporter is a great inspiration to other kids to aim high.

Again - good job.

The mother of this young man should be very proud. The first thing that immediately caught my attention was when "President" Obama entered the room to introduce himself. "Hello, what's your name? I'm Barrack." The President of the United States had just given a fifth grade student permission to call him by his first name. Does anyone, other than me, think "Barrack" degraded the office and title of the Presidency by introducing himself on a first name basis to a 10 year old totally inappropriate? "Hi, I'm George." "Hi, I'm Bill." Hi! I'm Teddy." "Hi! I'm Abraham." No wonder the children of today have lost respect for authority and title. Great example.

But a child isn't someone he needs to assert authority over. If he were introducing himself to the press and nation as "Hey, I'm your president, Barrack" that'd be a different matter. Trying to put a kid at ease to create a relaxed, conversational atmosphere was perfectly fine.

It was also appropriate for Weaver to continue calling him President Obama, b/c that was what he was comfortable with.

Did anyone but me notice the young man had some sort of speech impediment? Instead of saying "this" he said "dis", instead of "whitehouse" he said "whihouse", instead of "that" he said "dat", instead of "the" he said "da", he said "everday" instead of "everyday." The list goes on and on. I do not see a bright future for him as a broadcaster with inarticulent jibberish.

Since he won't go on Fox, this will be his hardest interview he'll face in his one act play.

Mr. Charles, I find your reasoning displays your ignorance more than it displays the child's ignorance. He told the president where he came from, if you weren't paying attention, which is a poor area with a school that is not funded properly. Unfortunately, there are real people in the world who do not always speak with words that are "articulate" enough for elitist know it alls like yourself to feel they are worth listening to or taking seriously. At the age of 11, I think he is setting the foundation to do anything he wants to do, be it journalism or any other field. Many kids are not doing what he is doing right now. I know it sickens you to your stomach to think that other human beings of different backgrounds can have a shot at fulfilling their dreams and landing an occupation that fits their interests, but tough luck buddy. Times, they are a changin'. Opps, that last sentence wasn't perfect enough for you.

you know what ppl there ar just as many white kids that face what the blacks are facing in school. so instead of just hitting on black schools why dont they just clean up the whole usa... and not just by giving teacher more money but making teachers learn more in college...we are just not turning out good teachers like we should be...

Charles
11:54AM Aug 14th 2009
Did anyone but me notice the young man had some sort of speech impediment? Instead of saying "this" he said "dis", instead of "whitehouse" he said "whihouse", instead of "that" he said "dat", instead of "the" he said "da", he said "everday" instead of "everyday." The list goes on and on. I do not see a bright future for him as a broadcaster with inarticulent jibberish.
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I'm sorry to awaken you, to reality, Charles. But, this type of speaking seems to be what many schools are teaching now. Remember "Eubonics"? It's a "lazy" way of speaking. One needs not take the time, or effort to speak, and be more clearly understood. I avoid it, whenever I can.
Dennis

Yes, throwing money at the schools always the solution because money is what makes the schools better. Oh, wait, I am wrong; money doesn't make schools better.

He gets bullied a lot???? Garbage. He is pacified if anything. Where exactly are the "tough" questions.

OK, My honest opinion is that after listening to this interview closely you can hear that Obama AKA "dumbo" is not at all at ease. He stammered a lot because he usually has more time to prepare his lies. It must have been taxing for him to try to understand this 11 year old and at the same time fix a good commie whopper.

As for this 11 year old can someone get him ready for the real world? Does it hurt someone to tell them they are not speaking English. I guess Om Shiva Om thinks it is cruel to judge someone by how they speak but it is a necessity. I guess you could coddle him because he is black and everyone is afraid to say something.

Great job on the part of the 11 year old interviewer. He was very polite, posed, and prepared. Here is a hint for critisism of his poor english; criticism could come in a tactful manner. As for Obama he deserves no courtesy, he talks out of both sides of his mouth. I love Obama's right to speak; I just hate how stupid he thinks we all are.

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i guess at some point children would be the focus for obama...since the adults are catching on...the only ones who still believe him are uneducated children...i love the way he talks down to them....just like he does for women .... the democrats (after 40 years of lip service to women) let it slip out...when the choice was hillary(with experience) or obama (none existent experience, and ties to ares and rev write) it was obama...even a untried man is better than a woman for pres.... when the last kennedy dies it will be a new era in america...a good one